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"Sorry, I got to return this video"

"Mike? I love that guy, I got him on speed dial"

"Do you have any quarters for a phone?"

"Bill Cosby really is America's dad"

"Can I borrow that VHS?"

"Sorry, I can't come. My favourite show is on"

"Do you know where a phone is?"

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[-] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 16 points 3 days ago

I think a lot of these were still being said 20 years ago. People were using Netflix by mail and Redbox in the last 20 years.

Lots of people still had brick phones by Nokia, etc which had "speed dial". You would hold 1 for voicemail but could program 2-9 for other numbers.

Lost season 1 premiered in 2004 and you better believe people made plans around it's schedule to watch it.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I think the premise is actually "What did people say 20 years ago that they don't now."

[-] mukt@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago

Merely using the word mm"premise" correctly makes one sound 200+ IQ in 2025.

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